2017-10-30 Emacs news
=====================
- Emacs Lisp:
- [How can a newbie get started with contributing to Spacemacs?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/78601k/how_can_a_newbie_get_started_with_contributing_to/)
- [Design Is Hard] (http://emacsninja.com/posts/design-is-hard.html) -
reflections on the Shackle package
- [How can I add some juice to my Emacs troubleshooting game?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78qjce/how_can_i_add_some_juice_to_my_emacs/)
- [edit a slice of a SQL database in emacs]
(https://github.com/paulfitz/emacsql)
- [Make Flet Great Again] (http://nullprogram.com/blog/2017/10/27/) -
dynamic scoping
- Emacs development:
- [Writing Emacs modules with Go] (https://mrosset.github.io/emacs-module/)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/79hd91/writing_emacs_modules_with_go/))
- [Emacs package/feature bug bounties?]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/790ubj/emacs_packagefeature_bug_bounties/)
- [Add 'ert-quiet' variable]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6da65bde8c31a1c47070fcde1ff6a3676a51d20d)
- [Make Snake, Tetris and Pong adjust to display DPI]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cb73c70180f57f3fb99fae3aaefbacf0a61cea3f)
- [Deprecating BBDB 2.x support in EUDC for Emacs 26.1]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-10/msg00828.html)
- Appearance:
- [circadian 0.3.0 - Autoload themes on :sunrise and :sunset]
(https://github.com/guidoschmidt/circadian.el)
- [Kaolin-themes v1.0: set of eye pleasing themes for Emacs. Now with
purple and light variants.] (https://github.com/ogdenwebb/emacs-kaolin-themes)
([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78om7i/kaolinthemes_v10_set_of_eye_pleasing_themes_for/))
- Org Mode:
- [Orca - new package to improve org-capture from browser]
(https://oremacs.com/2017/10/28/orca/)
- [Org-mode presentation and code execution]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78fe6y/orgmode_presentation_and_code_execution/)
- [Using the dash Library to Work with Org Tables]
(http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6703)
- Hydra:
- [Hydras are just great (simple but super useful hydra inside!)]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78aa27/hydras_are_just_great_simple_but_super_useful/)
- [Worlds greatest hydra needs your help]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78j51h/worlds_greatest_hydra_needs_your_help/)
- vim-inspired
- Coding:
- [Deep diving into a major mode - Part 2 (IDE Features)]
(https://ekaschalk.github.io/post/major-mode-part-2/) - for hy, a Lisp embedded
in Python
- Other:
- [Introduction to eshell by Howard Abrams (42 mins video)]
(https://youtu.be/RhYNu6i_uY4) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/79hjhc/introduction_to_eshell_by_howard_abrams_42_mins/),
[Irreal] (http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6711), [transcript/code]
(http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/eshell-present.html))
- [View and annotate PDFs in Emacs with PDF-tools]
(http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/view-and-annotate-pdfs-in-emacs-with-pdf-tools/)
- [hideshow-orgmode]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/795u0o/hideshoworgmode/)
- [Selecting text using mouse]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/790lme/selecting_text_using_mouse/)
- [Webpaste 2.0 released]
(https://github.com/etu/webpaste.el/releases/tag/2.0.0) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/785wmc/webpaste_20_released/))
- [mu/mu4e 1.0-alpha] (https://github.com/djcb/mu/releases/tag/1.0-alpha0)
- [Ask HN: Would you recommend someone to learn Emacs now?]
(https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15557895)
- [Using Emacs as your primary text editor]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78z7ti/using_emacs_as_your_primary_text_editor/)
- [How EXWM saved me from living a tragic, rage-fueled life]
(https://technomancy.us/184) ([Reddit]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78d27a/how_exwm_saved_me_from_living_a_tragic_ragefueled/))
Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode]
(http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [/r/spacemacs] (http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs),
[Hacker News]
(https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story),
[planet.emacsen.org] (http://planet.emacsen.org), [YouTube]
(https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded),
the changes to the [Emacs NEWS file]
(http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS), and [emacs-devel]
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-10).
* 2017-10-30 Emacs news
- Emacs Lisp:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemacs/comments/78601k/how_can_a_newbie_get_started_with_contributing_to/][How can a newbie get started with contributing to Spacemacs?]]
- [[http://emacsninja.com/posts/design-is-hard.html][Design Is Hard]] - reflections on the Shackle package
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78qjce/how_can_i_add_some_juice_to_my_emacs/][How can I add some juice to my Emacs troubleshooting game?]]
- [[https://github.com/paulfitz/emacsql][edit a slice of a SQL database in emacs]]
- [[http://nullprogram.com/blog/2017/10/27/][Make Flet Great Again]] - dynamic scoping
- Emacs development:
- [[https://mrosset.github.io/emacs-module/][Writing Emacs modules with Go]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/79hd91/writing_emacs_modules_with_go/][Reddit]])
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/790ubj/emacs_packagefeature_bug_bounties/][Emacs package/feature bug bounties?]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=6da65bde8c31a1c47070fcde1ff6a3676a51d20d][Add 'ert-quiet' variable]]
- [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cb73c70180f57f3fb99fae3aaefbacf0a61cea3f][Make Snake, Tetris and Pong adjust to display DPI]]
- [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-10/msg00828.html][Deprecating BBDB 2.x support in EUDC for Emacs 26.1]]
- Appearance:
- [[https://github.com/guidoschmidt/circadian.el][circadian 0.3.0 - Autoload themes on :sunrise and :sunset]]
- [[https://github.com/ogdenwebb/emacs-kaolin-themes][Kaolin-themes v1.0: set of eye pleasing themes for Emacs. Now with purple and light variants.]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78om7i/kaolinthemes_v10_set_of_eye_pleasing_themes_for/][Reddit]])
- Org Mode:
- [[https://oremacs.com/2017/10/28/orca/][Orca - new package to improve org-capture from browser]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78fe6y/orgmode_presentation_and_code_execution/][Org-mode presentation and code execution]]
- [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6703][Using the dash Library to Work with Org Tables]]
- Hydra:
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78aa27/hydras_are_just_great_simple_but_super_useful/][Hydras are just great (simple but super useful hydra inside!)]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78j51h/worlds_greatest_hydra_needs_your_help/][Worlds greatest hydra needs your help]] - vim-inspired
- Coding:
- [[https://ekaschalk.github.io/post/major-mode-part-2/][Deep diving into a major mode - Part 2 (IDE Features)]] - for hy, a Lisp embedded in Python
- Other:
- [[https://youtu.be/RhYNu6i_uY4][Introduction to eshell by Howard Abrams (42 mins video)]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/79hjhc/introduction_to_eshell_by_howard_abrams_42_mins/][Reddit]], [[http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6711][Irreal]], [[http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/eshell-present.html][transcript/code]])
- [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/view-and-annotate-pdfs-in-emacs-with-pdf-tools/][View and annotate PDFs in Emacs with PDF-tools]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/795u0o/hideshoworgmode/][hideshow-orgmode]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/790lme/selecting_text_using_mouse/][Selecting text using mouse]]
- [[https://github.com/etu/webpaste.el/releases/tag/2.0.0][Webpaste 2.0 released]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/785wmc/webpaste_20_released/][Reddit]])
- [[https://github.com/djcb/mu/releases/tag/1.0-alpha0][mu/mu4e 1.0-alpha]]
- [[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15557895][Ask HN: Would you recommend someone to learn Emacs now?]]
- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78z7ti/using_emacs_as_your_primary_text_editor/][Using Emacs as your primary text editor]]
- [[https://technomancy.us/184][How EXWM saved me from living a tragic, rage-fueled life]] ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/78d27a/how_exwm_saved_me_from_living_a_tragic_ragefueled/][Reddit]])
Links from [[http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new][reddit.com/r/emacs]], [[http://reddit.com/r/orgmode][/r/orgmode]], [[http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs][/r/spacemacs]], [[https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story][Hacker News]], [[http://planet.emacsen.org][planet.emacsen.org]], [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded][YouTube]], the changes to the [[http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS][Emacs NEWS file]], and [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-10][emacs-devel]].
